A combination of speed dating, a new car and social media has earned Syracuse University students a top spot in a national advertising competition.

Three members of the university's award-winning The Newhouse advertising agency pulled together an interactive campaign for Honda’s Media Challenge for Honda’s CR-Z sport hybrid. According to the competition guidelines, the 10 teams with the best campaign proposals received a Honda CR-Z for six weeks, $150 for campaign-related expenses and a Flip Video camcorder to document their activities.

SU students Adam Beilman, Yang Yang and Jennifer Brotman designed an interactive campaign that integrates YouTube and Facebook. Their campaign, which was selected as one of the top 10, follows one student bachelorette "Jen" on a series of speed dates that take place in a two-seated Honda CR-Z sport hybrid.

"Because the car is only two seats, it's really intimate, either you're in there with someone you know really well, or if you're by yourself, then you know the car really well," Bielman told SU's student-run Daily Orange.

Videos of the in-car dates are posted on the team's YouTube page, and viewers are asked to vote for their favorite bachelors. As of today, the videos have been viewed more than 2,450 times. The team also maintains a Facebook page that includes updates, links and photos from the series of dates.

Jennifer D’Angelo, the SU senior who stars in the dating videos, told Inside SU the four bachelors "were fun, adventurous and sexy beyond my wildest dreams. If you want to see some wild dates and get a good chuckle, you should definitely watch the videos. Oh, and if you wouldn’t mind, please vote for your favorite date.”

The top 10 advertising campaigns will be narrowed down to three in early December. The final three teams will present their campaigns before a panel of judges at Honda's headquarters in California. The winners will attend a Honda product launch and assist in media relations.